parameters

pa-ram-e-ters · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Limits or boundaries that define the scope of a particular process or activity.

  2. 2.

    (Mathematics/Computing) Variables or values that are passed to a function or that define the characteristics of a system.

  3. 3.

    Measurable factors that define a system or set the conditions of its operation.

Related words

See also: boundary, limit, variable
Synonyms: factors, specifications, variables

Etymology

From Greek parametros, from para- (beside) and metron (measure).